CANYON — Palo Duro football had a strong start to its 2024 campaign, defeating all three of Amarillo’s other Class 5A programs in its non-district slate. Following a bye in Week 5, Eric Mims Sr.’s team had a chance to carry its momentum into league play when the Dons faced Wichita Falls Memorial on Friday night in a District 2-5A …
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Which Fayetteville-area football players dominated the stat sheet in Week 7?
This story will be updated with new information. Dequan Anthony, Gray’s Creek – Anthony finished with 10 carries for 97 yards. Dontario Austin, Trinity Christian – Austin was the top tackler with 15 total tackles at Ravenscroft. Javonte Brooks, Jack Britt – Brooks had seven receptions for 108 yards and three touchdowns. David Bostic, Gray’s Creek – The junior finished …
Read More »Pine Forest’s wideout collects over 12,000 votes to win 910Preps Midseason Offensive Player of the Year
The NCHSAA football season is in the latter half of the season as week 8 approaches and midseason player of the year voting has concluded. In this year’s 910Preps Midseason Offensive Player of the Year poll, 13 athletes graced the nominees list, and 29,155 votes were cast. TROJAN’S EXPLOSIVE OFFENSE: How Pine Forest football assembled most explosive offense in more …
Read More »Big 12 power rankings: Kansas State football keeps No. 1; Iowa State, Texas Tech move up
There wasn’t a lot of must-see football in the Big 12 last weekend. Three of the top four in last week’s power rankings — Kansas State, Utah and Brigham Young — had open dates. Among the notable outcomes, Texas Tech football pulled an upset at Arizona, West Virginia extended Oklahoma State’s swoon, Arizona State won a thriller against Kansas and …
Read More »Love him or loathe him, Diego Pavia has our attention
Oct. 6—When I began crafting this week’s Peerman Power Rankings — the top five things in New Mexico sports — I knew Diego Pavia would be No. 1. Because there’s so much to write about Pavia — a New Mexican who is on top of the sports world — it became clear the Vanderbilt quarterback would not only be No. …
Read More »Penn State moves into top 5 of updated US LBM Coaches Poll
With four teams in the top 10 of the US LBM Coaches Poll taking a loss this weekend, there was bound to be a fresh look at the top-10 this week. And sure enough, the rankings got a little bit of a makeover, and Penn State was among the teams benefitting from the changes. Penn State moved up two spots …
Read More »See how far Michigan football falls in polls after Week 6 loss to Washington
SEATTLE — Michigan football plummeted in the latest polls on the heels of its first Big Ten loss in nearly three years. Washington defeated Michigan 27-17 at Husky Stadium on Saturday evening — earning revenge of sorts after the Wolverines defeated the Huskies in January to claim the 2023 College Football Playoff title — and as a result, U-M fell …
Read More »Football: A milestone game for BOLD’s top back
Oct. 6—OLIVIA — Fifth-year star Hudson Vosika continues to add career milestones to his arsenal. The senior running back eclipsed 5,000 career rushing yards in the BOLD football team’s 71-6 victory against Yellow Medicine East in the Southwest North District game on Saturday. The Warriors, ranked No. 6 in Class A, are 5-1 and YME is 0-6. Vosika rushed for …
Read More »Updating LSU rankings in college football polls after Week 6
BATON ROUGE – LSU football didn’t play a game in the first weekend of October. And that may have been one of the best things for it as a couple of teams were upset to kick off the month, headlined by No. 1 Alabama going down at Vanderbilt and No. 4 Tennessee falling at Arkansas. Because of the shocking results …
Read More »Former Alabama RB Derrick Henry scores 100th career NFL touchdown vs Bengals
This story was updated to add new information Former Alabama running back Derrick Henry continues to be one of the top running backs in the NFL, and is showing he is not hanging the cleats up anytime soon. And with that has come another NFL record and “Milestone Day” for “King Henry.” In the first quarter of Sunday’s Baltimore Ravens …
Read More »Here is Kansas State football’s ranking in the US LBM Coaches Poll after an open week
MANHATTAN — Kansas State football sat idly by with an open date this week while a number of higher-ranked teams took it on the chin. But when it all shook out Sunday in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, the Wildcats advanced just one spot to No. 19. At 4-1, 1-1 in the Big 12, they return to action next …
Read More »Top 10 Penn State football on the move? Where it stands in polls before traveling to USC
Penn State football made yet another big move up in the Top 10 − despite its struggling victory over the overmatched UCLA Bruins. The Nittany Lions (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) rose two more spots to No. 5 in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll released Sunday. The move comes after grinding out a 27-11 win over one of the worst …
Read More »AP Top 25: Texas re-takes No. 1 spot as top five gets shaken up after Alabama and Tennessee’s losses
Texas is the No. 1 team in the country again. The Longhorns moved up from No. 2 to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 (after they were off in Week 6) thanks to No. 1 Alabama’s loss to unranked Vanderbilt. The Longhorns got 52 first-place votes, while No. 2 Ohio State had nine. The Buckeyes beat Iowa 35-7 on …
Read More »Updated SEC standings after Week 6’s wild action
Week 6 in college football was one for the ages as multiple top-25 teams took losses, and the SEC went from around eight teams with zero conference losses to only three. The biggest upsets of the week mainly came from the SEC. Vanderbilt knocked off Alabama, Arkansas beat Tennessee, and Texas A&M started the day of upsets by beating Missouri …
Read More »Where is Ohio State football ranked in the polls after Week 6?
Ohio State moved up a spot to No. 2 in the latest Associated Press and US LBM coaches polls released Sunday. The rise was prompted by Alabama’s upset by Vanderbilt a day earlier. The Crimson Tide had previously been at the top of the AP poll, while the coaches had them at No. 2, in the aftermath of a wild …
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